\nGlory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\;
To God who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n <
/div>\n

\n

Who’s listening?

Studies show that Catholics a
re the least catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they
don’t have a desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Cathol
ics\, hunger for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a t
ough theological concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will
be eager to hear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning t
o a belief they know is essential to their faith.

Exploring
the word\, God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL
OFFERS a wonderful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace
of Jesus\, the love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To be
gin at the natural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the
revelation of divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attri
bute in 1 John 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity i
n the story of Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\,
mystically viewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further
. I AM LOVE\, he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he get
s from one to the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so love
s the world as to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of Go
d is surely perfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Al
though God doesn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Ex
odus\, the Lord does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindnes
s\, and fidelity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s fac
ets. In fact\, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked ban
d of stiff-necked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company
because he understands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowsh
ip of the Spirit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made fles
h who came to earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of
possibility\, we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is se
nt (John 14:26) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows whe
re it wills (John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement
of the Spirit but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The S
pirit’s origin is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\
, according to Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to particip
ate in this moveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to th
e grace of Jesus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through t
he incarnation of the Son that we know about his loving Father and compani
oning Spirit. Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words w
e all use and rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it bu
t we’re not always sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to b
e in one’s (especially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the ep
itome of grace is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatev
er means necessary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May
such grace\, love\, and fellowship be with us always!

Three for one

While the Trinity is perhaps
the Christian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Ove
r the centuries people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to
try to describe how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be
one God. Oceans of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint
Augustine of Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not sur
prisingly\, the Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not con
trary to it. Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the
Trinity is present throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the
term. That honor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.
\, and a lot of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over
in those early centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people sa
id about the relationship between the Persons was connected to how they de
fined each of them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like
the divinity of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is
one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the wo
rld\, and the divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunda
y June 7 2020

If you wish\
, you can mail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the
following address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone: (505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA now processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a m
inimal cost. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructi
ons in a short video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giv
ing link\, above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your accou
nt they are as follows:

Click on the online giving l
ink above and this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW
Enter the Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequen
cy (Weekly\, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes
to these options\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these
options.

After you ente
r the first gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your
account with the email address and password just created. Schedule additi
onal gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and conve
nient to use. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing y
our account\, please email us at ol
a.parish@olacs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We sincerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who
have continued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing
in their Sunday envelopes. Thank you!

In preparation for a child’s baptism\, the parent(s) must be
registered and attending Mass at OLA for at least 2 months. Registration
may be completed in the parish office prior to the child’s birth.

\n\n \n

Who’s listening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least catechized of
the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a desire to lea
rn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger for a better
understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theological concept t
o tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to hear something
that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief they know is es
sential to their faith.

Exploring the word\, God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a wonderful prism
through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, the love of Go
d\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the natural top of
this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation of divine love
. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 John 4:16. When
God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story of Moses\, God
claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically viewing eternit
y through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\, he declares
in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to the other. I
f Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world as to surrende
r the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely perfect love.
Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God doesn’t claim t
o be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lord does annou
nce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidelity—not incon
sistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\, Moses\, kno
wing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-necked people\,
only dares to invite God to join their company because he understands tha
t a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next to the tradi
tional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spirit. If “God’
s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to earth\, wher
e does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\, we might say
. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:26) and says a
lso that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (John 3:8). It
makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spirit but to perc
eive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origin is in God b
ut is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according to Jesus. To s
hare in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this moveable feast
of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Jesus. Paul beg
ins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnation of the Son
that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit. Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and rarely defin
e. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not always sure wh
at it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (especially God
’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grace is expresse
d in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means necessary emphati
cally reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\, love\, and fe
llowship be with us always!

Three for one<
/strong>

While the Trinity is perhaps the Christian doctrin
e\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuries people hav
e used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to describe how three
“Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Oceans of theolog
ical ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of Hippo’s D
e trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, the Trinity is
an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it. Faith and rev
elation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is present throug
hout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That honor goes firs
t to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot of what Chris
tians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those early centuries
of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the relationship
between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of them. So to
get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity of Jesus rig
ht.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. T
he love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the divine love
in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7 2020

If you wish\, you can mail your Sunday
Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone: (505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA now processes onl
ine donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost. If you want t
o try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a short video guide
for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\, above. If you
prefer written instructions to set up your account they are as follows: <
/strong>

Click on the online giving link above and this will ta
ke you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the Gift Amount\,
Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\, Monthly\, Bi
-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these options\, click
on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first gift go to SI
GN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account with the email ad
dress and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

W
e hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to use. If you hav
e any questions or need assistance establishing your account\, please emai
l us at ola.parish@olacs.org\,
and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We sincerely appre
ciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have continued to suppor
t our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Sunday envelopes
. Thank you!

\nGlory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\;
To God who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

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Who’s listening?

Studies show that Cat
holics are the least catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to s
ay they don’t have a desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younge
r Catholics\, hunger for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinit
y is a tough theological concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew tod
ay will be eager to hear something that makes sense and brings practical m
eaning to a belief they know is essential to their faith.

Ex
ploring the word\, God of possibilities

SA
INT PAUL OFFERS a wonderful prism through which to consider the Trinity: t
he grace of Jesus\, the love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spiri
t. To begin at the natural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts sup
port the revelation of divine love. God is memorably defined by this centr
al attribute in 1 John 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to hu
manity in the story of Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But
John\, mystically viewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes
further. I AM LOVE\, he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see ho
w he gets from one to the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God
so loves the world as to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existen
ce of God is surely perfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacri
fice? Although God doesn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Bo
ok of Exodus\, the Lord does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\,
kindness\, and fidelity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of lo
ve’s facets. In fact\, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wi
cked band of stiff-necked people\, only dares to invite God to join their
company because he understands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of lov
e.

We move next to the traditional third point of the triangle: the
fellowship of the Spirit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word m
ade flesh who came to earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving f
orce of possibility\, we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one th
at is sent (John 14:26) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and b
lows where it wills (John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the
movement of the Spirit but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motio
n. The Spirit’s origin is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of
the Son\, according to Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to
participate in this moveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we co
me to the grace of Jesus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only t
hrough the incarnation of the Son that we know about his loving Father and
companioning Spirit. Grace\, however\, is one of those religious
words we all use and rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home witho
ut it but we’re not always sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,”
as to be in one’s (especially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\
, the epitome of grace is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us b
y whatever means necessary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jes
us. May such grace\, love\, and fellowship be with us always!

Three for one

While the Trinity is perh
aps the Christian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to expl
ain. Over the centuries people have used everything from sunbeams to shamr
ocks to try to describe how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit
–can be one God. Oceans of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\
; Saint Augustine of Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books.
Not surprisingly\, the Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but
not contrary to it. Faith and revelation are also required.

Of cour
se\, the Trinity is present throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not
use the term. That honor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around
180 A.D.\, and a lot of what Christians believe about the Trinity was batt
led over in those early centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What p
eople said about the relationship between the Persons was connected to how
they defined each of them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get thi
ngs like the divinity of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, thou
gh\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has fo
r the world\, and the divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trini
ty Sunday June 7 2020

If yo
u wish\, you can mail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office
at the following address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM
87108Phone: (505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA now processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor
for a minimal cost. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided in
structions in a short video guide for you to watch just underneath the Onl
ine Giving link\, above. If you prefer written instructions to set up you
r account they are as follows:

Click on the online g
iving link above and this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the
Frequency (Weekly\, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make
changes to these options\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right o
f these options.

After y
ou enter the first gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in t
o your account with the email address and password just created. Schedule
additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy an
d convenient to use. If you have any questions or need assistance establi
shing your account\, please email us at ola.parish@olacs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contac
t you.

We sincerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishion
ers who have continued to support our parish through Online giving or by m
ailing in their Sunday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGlory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spiri
t\; To God who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s listening?

Studies show th
at Catholics are the least catechized of the major faiths\, but that is no
t to say they don’t have a desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly
younger Catholics\, hunger for a better understanding of their faith. The
Trinity is a tough theological concept to tackle\, but the people in the p
ew today will be eager to hear something that makes sense and brings pract
ical meaning to a belief they know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\, God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a wonderful prism through which to consider the Trin
ity: the grace of Jesus\, the love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit. To begin at the natural top of this triangle\, many scripture tex
ts support the revelation of divine love. God is memorably defined by this
central attribute in 1 John 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity
to humanity in the story of Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existenc
e. But John\, mystically viewing eternity through the lens of Christology\
, goes further. I AM LOVE\, he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to
see how he gets from one to the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, a
nd God so loves the world as to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure e
xistence of God is surely perfect love. Who or what else could make such a
sacrifice? Although God doesn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from
the Book of Exodus\, the Lord does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, g
race\, kindness\, and fidelity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate
of love’s facets. In fact\, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels wit
h a wicked band of stiff-necked people\, only dares to invite God to join
their company because he understands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God
of love.

We move next to the traditional third point of the triangle
: the fellowship of the Spirit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the
Word made flesh who came to earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A ro
ving force of possibility\, we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as
one that is sent (John 14:26) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes
and blows where it wills (John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak o
f the movement of the Spirit but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in
motion. The Spirit’s origin is in God but is sent by the Father in the na
me of the Son\, according to Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship”
is to participate in this moveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\,
we come to the grace of Jesus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s
only through the incarnation of the Son that we know about his loving Fath
er and companioning Spirit. Grace\, however\, is one of those rel
igious words we all use and rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home
without it but we’re not always sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “fa
vor\,” as to be in one’s (especially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Test
ament\, the epitome of grace is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescue
s us by whatever means necessary emphatically reveals divine favor in Chri
st Jesus. May such grace\, love\, and fellowship be with us always!

Three for one

While the Trinity i
s perhaps the Christian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest t
o explain. Over the centuries people have used everything from sunbeams to
shamrocks to try to describe how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy
Spirit–can be one God. Oceans of theological ink have been spilled on the
topic\; Saint Augustine of Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15
books. Not surprisingly\, the Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reas
on but not contrary to it. Faith and revelation are also required.

O
f course\, the Trinity is present throughout scripture\, but the Bible doe
s not use the term. That honor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, a
round 180 A.D.\, and a lot of what Christians believe about the Trinity wa
s battled over in those early centuries of the church. Much was at stake:
What people said about the relationship between the Persons was connected
to how they defined each of them. So to get the Trinity right you had to g
et things like the divinity of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\
, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God
has for the world\, and the divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.<
/p>

Trinity Sunday June 7 2020

If you wish\, you can mail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the paris
h office at the following address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerq
ue\, NM 87108Phone: (505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA now processes online donations through Our Sunday
Visitor for a minimal cost. If you want to try online giving\, we have pro
vided instructions in a short video guide for you to watch just underneath
the Online Giving link\, above. If you prefer written instructions to se
t up your account they are as follows:

Click on the
online giving link above and this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click
on GIVE NO
W Enter the Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time
)\, the Frequency (Weekly\, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want
to make changes to these options\, click on the arrow pointing down to the
right of these options.

After you enter the first gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and
log in to your account with the email address and password just created.
Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving
easy and convenient to use. If you have any questions or need assistance
establishing your account\, please email us at ola.parish@olacs.org\, and someone who can assist you wil
l contact you.

We sincerely appreciate the generosity of the many p
arishioners who have continued to support our parish through Online giving
or by mailing in their Sunday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGlory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\;
To God who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

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Who’s listening?

Studies show that Cat
holics are the least catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to s
ay they don’t have a desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younge
r Catholics\, hunger for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinit
y is a tough theological concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew tod
ay will be eager to hear something that makes sense and brings practical m
eaning to a belief they know is essential to their faith.

Ex
ploring the word\, God of possibilities

SA
INT PAUL OFFERS a wonderful prism through which to consider the Trinity: t
he grace of Jesus\, the love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spiri
t. To begin at the natural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts sup
port the revelation of divine love. God is memorably defined by this centr
al attribute in 1 John 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to hu
manity in the story of Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But
John\, mystically viewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes
further. I AM LOVE\, he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see ho
w he gets from one to the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God
so loves the world as to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existen
ce of God is surely perfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacri
fice? Although God doesn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Bo
ok of Exodus\, the Lord does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\,
kindness\, and fidelity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of lo
ve’s facets. In fact\, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wi
cked band of stiff-necked people\, only dares to invite God to join their
company because he understands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of lov
e.

We move next to the traditional third point of the triangle: the
fellowship of the Spirit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word m
ade flesh who came to earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving f
orce of possibility\, we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one th
at is sent (John 14:26) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and b
lows where it wills (John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the
movement of the Spirit but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motio
n. The Spirit’s origin is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of
the Son\, according to Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to
participate in this moveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we co
me to the grace of Jesus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only t
hrough the incarnation of the Son that we know about his loving Father and
companioning Spirit. Grace\, however\, is one of those religious
words we all use and rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home witho
ut it but we’re not always sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,”
as to be in one’s (especially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\
, the epitome of grace is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us b
y whatever means necessary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jes
us. May such grace\, love\, and fellowship be with us always!

Three for one

While the Trinity is perh
aps the Christian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to expl
ain. Over the centuries people have used everything from sunbeams to shamr
ocks to try to describe how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit
–can be one God. Oceans of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\
; Saint Augustine of Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books.
Not surprisingly\, the Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but
not contrary to it. Faith and revelation are also required.

Of cour
se\, the Trinity is present throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not
use the term. That honor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around
180 A.D.\, and a lot of what Christians believe about the Trinity was batt
led over in those early centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What p
eople said about the relationship between the Persons was connected to how
they defined each of them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get thi
ngs like the divinity of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, thou
gh\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has fo
r the world\, and the divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trini
ty Sunday June 7 2020

If yo
u wish\, you can mail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office
at the following address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM
87108Phone: (505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA now processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor
for a minimal cost. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided in
structions in a short video guide for you to watch just underneath the Onl
ine Giving link\, above. If you prefer written instructions to set up you
r account they are as follows:

Click on the online g
iving link above and this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the
Frequency (Weekly\, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make
changes to these options\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right o
f these options.

After y
ou enter the first gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in t
o your account with the email address and password just created. Schedule
additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy an
d convenient to use. If you have any questions or need assistance establi
shing your account\, please email us at ola.parish@olacs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contac
t you.

We sincerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishion
ers who have continued to support our parish through Online giving or by m
ailing in their Sunday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
Gift Amount\, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\
, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!

\nGlory to th
e Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God who is\,
who was\, and who is to come.

\n

\n

\n

\n

Who’s listening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least catechize
d of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a desire to
learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger for a bet
ter understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theological conce
pt to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to hear somet
hing that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief they know i
s essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\, God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a wonderful pr
ism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, the love o
f God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the natural top
of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation of divine
love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 John 4:16. W
hen God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story of Moses\,
God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically viewing ete
rnity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\, he decla
res in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to the othe
r. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world as to surr
ender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely perfect lo
ve. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God doesn’t cla
im to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lord does a
nnounce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidelity—not i
nconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\, Moses\,
knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-necked peop
le\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he understands
that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next to the t
raditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spirit. If “
God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to earth\,
where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\, we might
say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:26) and sa
ys also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (John 3:8)
. It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spirit but to
perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origin is in G
od but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according to Jesus.
To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this moveable f
east of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Jesus. Paul
begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnation of the
Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit. Grac
e\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and rarely d
efine. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not always sur
e what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (especially
God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grace is expr
essed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means necessary emp
hatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\, love\, an
d fellowship be with us always!

Three for
one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Christian doc
trine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuries people
have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to describe how th
ree “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Oceans of the
ological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of Hippo’s <
em>De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, the Trinit
y is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it. Faith and
revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is present th
roughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That honor goes
first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot of what C
hristians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those early centur
ies of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the relations
hip between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of them. So
to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity of Jesus
right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the divine l
ove in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7 2020

If you wish\, you can mail your Sun
day Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone: (505) 256-9
818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA now processes
online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost. If you wan
t to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a short video gu
ide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\, above. If y
ou prefer written instructions to set up your account they are as follows:

Click on the online giving link above and this will
take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the Gift Amount\
, Gift Type\, (Recurring or One-time)\, the Frequency (Weekly\, Monthly\,
Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these options\, cli
ck on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first gift go to
SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account with the email
address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to use. If you h
ave any questions or need assistance establishing your account\, please em
ail us at ola.parish@olacs.org\
, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We sincerely app
reciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have continued to supp
ort our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Sunday envelop
es. Thank you!

\nGl
ory to the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\; To God
who is\, who was\, and who is to come.

\n

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Who’s l
istening?

Studies show that Catholics are the least
catechized of the major faiths\, but that is not to say they don’t have a
desire to learn. Many Catholics\, particularly younger Catholics\, hunger
for a better understanding of their faith. The Trinity is a tough theologi
cal concept to tackle\, but the people in the pew today will be eager to h
ear something that makes sense and brings practical meaning to a belief th
ey know is essential to their faith.

Exploring the word\,
strong>God of possibilities

SAINT PAUL OFFERS a won
derful prism through which to consider the Trinity: the grace of Jesus\, t
he love of God\, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. To begin at the na
tural top of this triangle\, many scripture texts support the revelation o
f divine love. God is memorably defined by this central attribute in 1 Joh
n 4:16. When God originally introduces divinity to humanity in the story o
f Moses\, God claims only “I AM”: pure existence. But John\, mystically vi
ewing eternity through the lens of Christology\, goes further. I AM LOVE\,
he declares in God’s name.

It’s easy to see how he gets from one to
the other. If Jesus and his Father are one\, and God so loves the world a
s to surrender the Divine Son\, then the pure existence of God is surely p
erfect love. Who or what else could make such a sacrifice? Although God do
esn’t claim to be “love” in today’s story from the Book of Exodus\, the Lo
rd does announce the Divine Nature as mercy\, grace\, kindness\, and fidel
ity—not inconsistent qualities but an aggregate of love’s facets. In fact\
, Moses\, knowing full well that he travels with a wicked band of stiff-ne
cked people\, only dares to invite God to join their company because he un
derstands that a Lord who pardons sin is a God of love.

We move next
to the traditional third point of the triangle: the fellowship of the Spi
rit. If “God’s in his heaven” and Jesus is the Word made flesh who came to
earth\, where does that leave the Spirit? A roving force of possibility\,
we might say. Jesus speaks of the Advocate as one that is sent (John 14:2
6) and says also that the Spirit comes and goes and blows where it wills (
John 3:8). It makes sense not merely to speak of the movement of the Spiri
t but to perceive the Spirit as divine power in motion. The Spirit’s origi
n is in God but is sent by the Father in the name of the Son\, according t
o Jesus. To share in the Spirit’s “fellowship” is to participate in this m
oveable feast of holy Presence.

Finally\, we come to the grace of Je
sus. Paul begins his Trinity here because it’s only through the incarnatio
n of the Son that we know about his loving Father and companioning Spirit.
Grace\, however\, is one of those religious words we all use and
rarely define. We know we shouldn’t leave home without it but we’re not a
lways sure what it is. In Hebrew\, it means “favor\,” as to be in one’s (e
specially God’s) “good graces.” In the New Testament\, the epitome of grac
e is expressed in John 3:16. The God who rescues us by whatever means nece
ssary emphatically reveals divine favor in Christ Jesus. May such grace\,
love\, and fellowship be with us always!

T
hree for one

While the Trinity is perhaps the Chri
stian doctrine\, it’s also one of the hardest to explain. Over the centuri
es people have used everything from sunbeams to shamrocks to try to descri
be how three “Persons”–Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit–can be one God. Ocea
ns of theological ink have been spilled on the topic\; Saint Augustine of
Hippo’s De trinitate alone runs to 15 books. Not surprisingly\, t
he Trinity is an official “mystery”: above reason but not contrary to it.
Faith and revelation are also required.

Of course\, the Trinity is p
resent throughout scripture\, but the Bible does not use the term. That ho
nor goes first to one Theophilus of Antioch\, around 180 A.D.\, and a lot
of what Christians believe about the Trinity was battled over in those ear
ly centuries of the church. Much was at stake: What people said about the
relationship between the Persons was connected to how they defined each of
them. So to get the Trinity right you had to get things like the divinity
of Jesus right.

Behind all the theology\, though\, is one word: love. The love within God\, the love God has for the world\, and the
divine love in which we\, too\, have a share.

Trinity Sunday June 7
2020

If you wish\, you can m
ail your Sunday Offertory envelopes to the parish office at the following
address:

811 Guaymas Place NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87108Phone:
(505) 256-9818

ONLINE GIVING

OLA no
w processes online donations through Our Sunday Visitor for a minimal cost
. If you want to try online giving\, we have provided instructions in a sh
ort video guide for you to watch just underneath the Online Giving link\,
above. If you prefer written instructions to set up your account they are
as follows:

Click on the online giving link above a
nd this will take you to OSV Hub.

Click on GIVE NOW Enter the
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, Monthly\, Bi-weekly)\, and Date. If you want to make changes to these o
ptions\, click on the arrow pointing down to the right of these options.

After you enter the first
gift go to SIGN IN at the top right corner and log in to your account wit
h the email address and password just created. Schedule additional gifts.

We hope that you find online giving easy and convenient to us
e. If you have any questions or need assistance establishing your account
\, please email us at ola.parish@ol
acs.org\, and someone who can assist you will contact you.

We s
incerely appreciate the generosity of the many parishioners who have conti
nued to support our parish through Online giving or by mailing in their Su
nday envelopes. Thank you!